Add-On Kit Makes Pto Lever On Older IH Tractors Easier To Reach

Add-On Kit Makes Pto Lever On Older IH Tractors Easier To Reach TRACTORS Antiques 20-5-13 Dale Spoorl, Elizabeth, Ill., has come up with an add-on kit designed to make it easier to reach the pto lever on International 06, 56, and 66 series tractors. The kit consists of a 26-in. long lever attached to a hinged steel bracket that bolts onto the platform just to the right of the tractor seat. A linkage made from strap iron runs from the bracket to the base of the original pto lever. Two small U-bolts hold it in place. "It works great, especially if the tractor has a cab. With the kit installed you can engage the pto from inside or outside the cab," says Spoorl. "I mounted the kit on my 856 and 1026 tractors after I got tired of having to reach around every time I wanted to engage the pto. Looking from the right side of the tractor, the original lever sticks up at about a 10 o' clock position whereas my lever sticks up at about a 4 o' clock position. "Because the new lever is 11 inches longer than the original lever it has a lot of leverage and power. I built a æstop' into the bracket so that when you pull the new lever you won't bend the original one." Fits IH 706 up to 1466 models. Sells for $35. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dale Spoorl, 6505 S. Schnitzler Rd., Elizabeth, Ill. 61028 (ph 815 598-3277).

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